What is Kathy Karamlou's specialty?

Kathy Karamlou (NPI 1740209303) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Newport Beach, CA.

Where does Kathy Karamlou practice?

Kathy Karamlou practices in Newport Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740209303.

How much does Medicare pay Kathy Karamlou?

Kathy Karamlou (NPI 1740209303) received approximately $1.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 544 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740209303

Kathy KaramlouMD

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RheumatologyNewport Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,365

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

127,185

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.3M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,401

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$733K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone227 claims

Methotrexate Sodium169 claims

Allopurinol91 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate85 claims

Tramadol Hcl72 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.9

Quality

99.8

Cost

79.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Consulting Fee$2K

Education$174

Travel and Lodging$45

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Consulting Fee$2K

Education$174

Travel and Lodging$45

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kathy Karamlou's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	134	566
John Lieu Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	21	41
Winston Whitney Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	21	44
Shaya Ghazinoor Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	19	36
Frederick Birnberg Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	19	33
David Gehret Psychiatry · Newport Beach, CA	14	28
Jennifer Overstreet Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	14	21
Karence Chan Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	13	30
January Lopez Diagnostic Radiology · Pasadena, CA	11	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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